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I finished the first episode's script and am waiting to receive all the voices. You've probably seen the theme song at this point...



But as a special treat for the 2 people who still look at my blog, here's some background concepts I've prepared for this show!

DTTAH and Weeklings post!

TEN MINUTES UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH AND I MISS THIS MONTH'S UPDATE.

The original DTTAH drawings:

(circa March 2005; Madman was drawn by Kevin C.)

(circa May 2005)

JAKE IN NEW DTTAH CARTOON I'M MAKING:

First Weeklings drawing (Circa May 2005):

Edit 05/18/2014: The Weeklings characters are referred to as the Wolfpack nowadays!

MY COPY OF THE MOVIE IS GONE FOREVER :D

Wow, my luck SUCKED this week. The day after I posted that suspense/hope-building post, my computer DIED. Don't worry, though. DTTAH movie, DTTAH script, and other important stuff are safely tucked away elsewhere on the Internet or on my friends' computers. While I'm stuck here using my mom's crappy laptop (craptop?), I hoped to at least scan stuff, since I'm not allowed to animate on this, and this computer DOES connect to my scanner. BUT I CAN'T FIND THE PLUG, SO THERE GOES THAT PLAN.

Here's a drawing Erica and I did together during our four days of bliss:

I drew (from top to bottom) the Pen/Phynn on the right, the Flapjack on the right, the short-sleeved Vin, the bottom half of that OOPSIES Thurop (below his arms), the unfinished Philip J. Fry, the Mung on the left (started off as a Shnitzel, just to explain why his neck's so straight), Douger, and Thurop On The Phone.

SO I HEARD YOU LIKE SCREENSHOTS

I've been animating more of DTTAH. HOORAY!

Jake's Mom:

Sal:

Bus scene:

Rock Monster Been Very Very Good to Me

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/75773822/

To sum it all up, Rock Monster exploded with popularity and was linked to on the creator's blog, all in less than an hour. GO TEAM!

BUT ENOUGH FUN. I need to get back to work on DTTAH. NEED TO GET IT DONE. And yeah, I'll probably make that demo reel.

Merry Christmas

Don't think Santa'd forget y'all in Near Midnight, Texas! I would've liked to have more for you 5 people who check the blog, like the map I drew of Near Midnight (it's hand-drawn, though, so I'm working on drawing it on the computer, and hopefully making it fairly interactive in Flash as well), but let's see what I have for you... Ah, my official reference backgrounds! I wish I had more of them done, but my work schedule fills up fast.

I refuse to ever have a "real" Santa in DTTAH. It just isn't realistic and I don't like that.

A DTTAH Life

For my own reference and yours, here's a basic understanding of what order the DTTAH toons took place in, in the characters' lives.
In-series Chronological Order:
Gatorade Ad - this takes place before the others; just a normal day [though I think this should be considered non-canon, this was before the "Smit can't leave the house unless thought to be in-costume rule" was invented]
Don't Try This On Halloween - takes place 3 months before the main event, Don't Try This at Home; note that the basketball court from Gatorade Ad is scene in the opening shot
Don't Try This At Home - The climax; Jake and Smit save the world, Henchman moves in with them, Madman is arrested, and the award money is mostly used on getting a new house in a better neighborhood. The whole world now knows and accepts Smit, so Smit no longer has to be in hiding. Also, Jake basically becomes the supreme overlord of his classmates.
A DTTAH Cartoon About Easter - Madman, being on the lam, has resorted to genetically altering animals to produce food for him. Henchman is basically a maid for Jake and Smit, trying to prove his role as a good guy. Jake is eager for a new adventure. Madman gains $1000 dollars through selling his chicken-bunny creature, and the money is used to fund the robotic Mothman in DTTAH 2.
Don't Try This At Home 2: Mothman - 4 months after DTTAH, Madman is back in his house, creating evil schemes from his basement, trying to get more and more money to regain control; Jake and Smit, having accomplished saving the world and living in their new house, are bored and now search for ways to have more adventures and get even more money, to benefit only themselves.
It's The Great Puritan, Jake and Smit - Jake and Smit's new house's exterior makes its first appearance. Jake's attention span has caused him to care less about scaring his classmates, though he still gets overly aggressive on them when he feels they need to remember who saved them. Jake and Smit are admired but feared, with the classmates easily switching between the two emotions. It should also be noted that Henchman is back, he just didn't appear.
Miracle on Jake's Street (not yet made) - Madman is now truly nice (though it's probably not permanent) and Jake's becoming something of a conspirator. Nothing else continuity-changing really comes up.